Lovatsville | Lovatsville Stallions Fierce Impact
Overview
DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - KEIAI GERBERA (JPN)
by Smarty Jones (USA), 2016 - Bay, 16.0hh- Fierce Impact is a 3-time Group 1 winning son of super-sire Deep Impact.
- An outstanding pedigree with a physique to match. Determination, grit and toughness to compete consistently at weight-for-age, capturing 3 Group 1's in Australia over a mile.
- The quality, pedigree and physique to make $900,000 as a foal at the JRA Sales to Tweenhills Stud, David Redvers.
- 2024 yearlings sold to $310,000 to Lindsay Park with other yearlings to enter the systems of Matthew Smith, Simon Miller, Kennewell & Yeomans, Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr, Ciaron Maher, Team McEvoy etc.
2024 Service Fee: $13,750 (incl. GST). Free returns, conditions apply.
Pedigree
- By Deep Impact, the Japanese super-sire who is responsible for over 200 individual stakes winners worldwide with total progeny earnings of over $1billion AUD.
- Out of the 2 year-old winning Keiai Gerbera, who went on to win 4 stakes races, amongst the, a pair of Group 3 victories over 1200m and 1400m respectively. Keiai Gerbera's grandsire is by Elusive Quality, while she is out of a Danzig mare, combining two successful speed influences in this region.
- Fierce Impact's full-brother, Keiai Nautique won as a 2 year-old, training on to win the Group 1 Tokyo NHK Mile Cup.
- The perfect outcross, providing opportunity to most domestic and successful shuttle sirelines available in Australasia.
Performance
- Winning on debut as an undefeated 2 year-old, Fierce Impact was group performed in his subsequent four seasons on the track, highlighted by 3 Group 1 mile victories, two of which were at weight-for-age
- An outstanding galloper, who trainer Matthew Smith described as "One of the toughest, most determined and sound horses I have ever trained."
- As a 3-time Group 1 winner by Deep Impact, Fierce Impact joins rare company as one of only 4 males to have completed this feat. The other's are emerging Japanese sire Contrail, soon-to-be Coolmore resident Auguste Rodin and Fierement.
- Fierce Impact's performance as a Sunday Silence descendant hold him in good stead amongst emerging contemporaries Maurice, Satono Aladdin and Brave Smash. All were 2 year-old winners, Danehill-free and Group 1 winners, largely most effective at a mile.
News
Fierce Impact colt makes $310,000
11 April 2024
The Inglis Premier sale proved again this sales season that leading trainers love Fierce Impact's progeny.
On completion of the Premier Sale, Fierce Impact had five yearlings go through the ring in Book 1 at an average of $132,500 - nearly 10x his service fee - with a top price of $310,000 for Lot 22 ex Tinga.
Three more yearlings were offered in the Showcase session with two sold for an aggregate of $82,500 and an average of $41,250 - another healthy return on investment for breeders that supported the stallion.
Overall across both books of the sale, eight Fierce Impact yearlings were offered and six sold at an average of $102,000!
Trainers that have supported Fierce Impact so far include Ciaron Maher, Lindsay Park, Michael Freedman, Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, Nick Ryan, Andrew Noblet and Donna Logan; with his first crop in such good hands Fierce Impact's first crop will have every chance to make a big noise on the race track.
